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The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-05-06

ing-ground where strangers lie. As
walked under the sunny sky of Italy,
which was to us an ever-new wonder,
a delightful sense of peace crept CCcr
us.
gathered. with Filippo's help, a
bunch of white viOlets from the grave
! of Keats. and copied for Aunt Betsey
the pathetic inscription above hi, last
home. Little as 1 knew of his life
and knew less of his poctry-I could
not help feeling. there at his grave. the
shadow o. his life's bitterness and dis
appointment.
As we sauntered out. feel,Ag gently
toward all the world. whom should we
see, leaning lazily against the wall. but
Filippo's step-father, smoking cigar
cite, and looking precisely the same as
we had left him, miles away, an hour
before.
Aunt Betsey looked sharply at
Filippo, and we both felt uneasy as We
clambered in an gave the order to our
cabby. To our surprise he did not
move. but before my aunt could repeat
the command, the wiper" as Filippo
loved to call him. stepped leisurely for
ward. and seized the bag in which the
thousand-franc note had been placed
that morning. giving it a sharp jerk.
Fortunately. it was of good English
leather. and stood the strain. My aunt
seized it as well as she could with both
hands, and screamed to the cabman to
drive on; but he sat stolid and passive.
not even turning his head 10 see the
struggle.
Terrified aireost out of my sense. l
jumped upon the scat, and seized the
whip. at the sarae time emitting tW or
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1887-11-09
Manufacture of Counterfeit Jewels.

Artificial precious stones have become
an important article Of trade, The pro-
ducts of some Of the shops would almost
deceive an expert, but the test of hard
ness IS still infallible. The beautiful
French paste" from which imitation
diamonds are made, is a kind of glass
with q mixture of oxide Of lead. The
more OF the latter the brighter the stone,
but also the softer, and this is a serious
defect. The imitation stones are now so
perfectly made, and are so satisfactory to
those who are not very particular, that
their influence begins to be felt in the
market for real stones.
By careful selection of the ingredients.
and skill and manipulation, the Iuster'
color, fire and water Of the choicest stones
are TO the eyes of the layman fully repro
duced. There are n few delicacies of
color that cannot be perfectly given. for
they depend on some undiscoverable pecu-
har1ties Of molecular arrangement and
not on chemical composition; but the per
sons who buy the stones know nothing of
that. Yet SidOt, a French chemist. has
nearly reproduced these pecularities, in
GLIDING the dichroism of the sapphire
with n composition of which the base is
phosphate OF lime, Two other French
chemists, Frenzy and Fell, have produced
rubies and sapphires having the same
composition with the genuine stones and
nearly equal hardness.-POpular Science
Monthly,
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1887-11-09

A Belgian inventor has devised n pro-
cess for tanning textile fabrics which rem
Gers them waterproof and at the some
time, 1t is said, proof against decay. while
their suppleness is not diminished and
their weight not appreeiably increased.
Arguing from the high state of preserya-
lion in which the bands which surround
The heads of Egyptian mummies are found
20 this day, and which are impregnated
with kind of resin, the inventor had re-
course to the substances extracted from
birch bark, and which are now used to
perfume Russia leather.
When the fine white bark of the birch
tree is distilled it yields a light Oil. nearly
fourth part Of which consists of the
special phenol, or carbolic acid. which
gives the well known odor to Russia
leather. 1t is now found that the residue.
or green tar, Of the birch, which is OBJ,
tanned from KOstroma, yields neither acid
nor alkalOid, and forms, with alcohol. n
solution of great fiuidity, which, however.
when once dried, IS not acted upon bv al
cohoL 1t is this substance which will
unite with the most brilliant colors that
are used by the inventor for treating text
lie fahrics.-American Register
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1887-11-09

a new use for apples has. been discov-
cred which may interest the drinkers of
champagne and Rhine wines. A promi-
nent apple grower of the eastern part of
Rensselaer, county has for several years
past been running n large evaporator on
what are known as "cider apples" a
small, gnarly variety which the farmers
usually consign to cider mills. These ma
chimes slice the apples, skin, core and all.
very thin. These thin slices are then
bleached white by the use Of sulphur
fumes
When thoroughly dry the evaporated
apples are put into sugar barrels and
packed as tight as they can be pressed, SO
that single barrel will hold 200 pounds,
or twenty bushels Of apples These are
then shipped to New York for expectation
to Germany, where they are ground up
for the manufacture of what is known as
cider, and it is generally understood that
much OF it enters into the composition of
champagne, Rhine and other wines. It is
said that when these evaporated apples
are cut up and properly ''doctored" the
finest cider is produced. Last year more
than two car loads of dried apples were
sent from one station alone on the Leba-
non Springs railroad. Journal.
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Revenge for O'Brien.

United Ireland Thurday contained
two columns of reports of suppressed
branches of the National League. In
an editorial it characterizes the removal
of Mr.. O'Brien to Tullamore jail as an
outrage and says it was done in behalf
of the landlords. Henceforth, it says,
the people will make the landlords
hostages fOi Mr.. O'Brien's safety.
The plan of campaign will become
not merely the tenants weapon of de-
fence, but an instrument of vengeance.
1t says: Will Irishmen remain ouies-
cent? And not raze his torture-house
to the ground? Please God not quite.
If Mr.. O'Brien is harmed, for every
hair of his head Irishmen will exact
compound vengeance.
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GOOD % tho Canary Islandern.

The splendid physical development Of
the Canary Islanders gives special interest
to their peculiar food. Five-sixths of the
inhabitants, according to DIR. G. +. Taylor.
subsist almost exclusively upon q fine
flour made by grinding roasted wheat.
corn or barley. This is called oofio'
Being already cooked, it requires no pre-
paration for eating except mixing to any
desired consistency with milk, soup or any
suitable fluid. GofiO is delicious, whole
some, highly nutritious and very con-
Yenient to use. For these reasons, and
the important one that it seems TO remove
a tendency to acidity Of the stomach, DR..
Taylor recommends the addition of this
food to our own already large variety
Arkansaw Traveller.
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The Meaning of a Boom"

DO not listen to the man who proposes
to "boom" your business, An excessive
boom" means working at high pressure.
The ''margin" or factor of safety be-
comes too small to Withstand the strain
and your ''boom" becomes q burst bub-
bic. On the other hand, should the boom
be carried out, reaction is sure to follow.
The higher the 'boom" the lower the
doom will be to which your business
descends. Booming may well be com
pared with alcoholic stimulating. The
latter will make things hum for time.
but the reaction surely comes, and things
are equalized to a dead level. Then and
there are the ''boomed'' and the stimu-
lated found wanting. Force business with
conservative pressure. 1t may not 20 fast
enough, but it will surely reach the mark
If persistence handles the throttle.-Bos-
ton Budget
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Emerson gave much more of his time
and thought to his children, from their in
fancy, than was usual with busy fathers
in New England forty years ago, or is.
perhaps, now. "There is nothing Che
writes in his Journal that is not of the
greatest interest in the nursery. Every
tear and every smile deserves q history, to
say nothing Of the stamping and scream
ing;'' and he kept a record Of their child
ish doings and sayings, in which these
pretty Oracles" are chrOnicled like the
anecdotes Of Plutarch. Their play and
their work, their companions and their
lessons, their out of door rambles and
their home occupations, were objects Of
his constant care. The home discipline
was never neglected, though it was en-
forced by the gchtlest methods The be-
ginning Of a childish quarrel outbursts
Of petulance and Stiffness, were averted
by requests to run into the study and see
II the stoYe door was shut, or to go to the
front gate and look at the clouds for q
minute, --CabOts Memoir Of Emerson
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1t is easy to read, yet no two men, who
have made anything Of themselves, ever
read the same book in n similar way,
Neander, the church historian, read n book
carefully through making notes on the
margin. Dr. johnson, on the contrary,
used to dip into book at random. lie
read enough to seize the lending ideas
and then threw It aside. Daniel Webster
began with the table of contents and only
read such parts Of the text as would give
him new ideas or add to his stock OF
knowledge, Youths Companion.
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RussIa,s InereasIng Termination.

According to Gen, strelbitslli, Russia,
by the normal increase Of her population,
VIII in 1887 have population Of
l5O,OOO,OOO. As ut present she has only
seventeen persons TO the square mile, she
can carry the whole Of this increase and
then only have twenty-seven to tho mile.
Germany has now SO, Great Britain 119,
and Belgium POI. The birth rate Of Rus
STA Is far more formidable factor in inter-
national politics than all the maneuvegings
OF her generals in central Asia.-Boston
Transcript.
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" u not generally known that pearl
fishing is carried on In the rivers If sax.
ony. family by the name OF schmerlep
has for generations had the monopoly OF
following this pursuit for the benefit Of
the state. The Weisse Eister and its trib-
utaries furnished last year 100 pearls.
Formerly the yield was much greater, and
in the Sixteenth century pearl fishing was
considered In Saxony Of rather more inn
portance that the mining industry. Chi
cago Times,
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SECRET SOCIETIES.

MORNING STAR LODGE, No. 6, l. o. O. F.-Meets
every Friday evening, at "a O'Clock
MCDONNELL ENCAMPMENT, No. , %. O. F-Meets
Second and Fourth Tuesday evenings of each
month. at - o'clock
HARMONY LODGE, No. Is, A. F. A. M.-Meets First
and Third Thursday evenings of each month,
at "a o'clock.
SMYRNA LODGE, No. 3, 1. o. G. T.-Meets every
Wednesday evening at ~ O'Clock
SMYRNA CONCLAvE, No. A. ORDER OF HEPsA sOPVs.
Meets first Wednesday evening of every month.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1887-11-09

Rev. James J. McTighe, the Roman
Catholic priest whose election to the
principalship of the thirty-third ward
public school in Pittsburgh caused
such stir recently in religious circles,
has rendered his resignation, and has
ordered the Catholic children to return
to the parochial school. It is intimated
that he was advised to do so by the
members of his congregation.
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A Distinguished cIsrgyman's TestI-
niOny.
Rev. r. h. Pickens. President Of the
Methodist Protestant Church Of South
Carolina, writes from GreenviIle:
About four years ago was attacked
with what the physicians pronounced
neuralgic rheumatism, ACCOMPANIED vyitb
erysipelas. My appetite failed me entirely,
and had an intermitting pulse and verv
irregular pulsations Of the heart. A ter
rible pain soon came into my chest and
shoulders, and became so helpless that I
could attend to no business Mt all. The
pains were movable, and would sometimes
pass from one part of my body to another.
Finally the erysipelas broke out on my left
hand and arm, and produced much SWELL
ing. was for eighteen months afflicted
IN this way, and Of course used a great
many kinds of medicines, but nothing Qaye
me relief Friends finally persuaded mo
TO try Swifts Specific I noticed a decided
improvement while taking the first bottle.
sIeontinued its use until had taken about
one dozen bottles, when ] found myself
sound and we'll again, with no sign Of dis
case left except a stiffness in my hand, a.
result Of the erysipolas. While taking
tie medicine ] gained on an average two
pounds of flesh per week. think S. S S.
a valuable medicine, and I frequently
recommend it to my friends"
Write 70 the SWIFT SPEcIFIc Co,
Atlanta, Ga, for Treatise on Blood and
Skin Diseases, mailed free TO anyone
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1887-11-09

There are so many superAuous
women in Massachusetts that the brute
man thinks he has everything his own
way. A Massachusetts editor com
plains that in his town the young men
cannot he induced even to think of
matrimony unless a couple of corner
lots are thrown in with the girl.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1887-11-09

Chief Justice Waite is the only one
of the Justices who has not availtd
himself of the act of Congress giving
him a private secretary at 81 800 a
year. Il don't want one." says the
Chief Justice; he'd only be in the
way"
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1887-11-09

AT Acosta Roman metal pen has been
found. It is q bronze pen slit IN exactly
the same fashion as the present steel ten.
The Dutch invented q metal pen n, f7fY
but It was not until many years later lint
the hand-screw press, which made no
first cheap steel pen, came into lse.--Dos-
ton Budget.
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wsarInr nIrh Heelad ehnn..

DR.. Jessup, Of the British Medical as
sociation, says that the wearing of high
heeied shoes 30 alters the center Of gravity
as to cause a return to the habit Of f'taii,
less apes WHO walk on their toes. ii-Chi,
caOo Narva
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LITTLE DO WE KNOW.

Between two worlds life hovers like a star.
'Iwixt night and morn, upon the horizons verge.
How little do we know that which we arel
How less what we may bel The eternal surge
or time and tide rolls on and bears afar
Our bubbles; as the old burst, new emerge.
Lash q from the foam Of ages; while the graves
OF empire heave but like some PASSING ,y5ves
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CHURCH SERVICES,

AsBURY METHODIST Overwhelmingly
ing at 1917 A. NJ and "a M SUNDAY School
"a. NJ. and2P.M NJ. Prayer Observation-Disclosures at
~ P. NJ, Rev. VIM. 5. Robinson, Pastor
OF; letters PROTESTANT EPISCoPAL-Sunday-
Preaching at 1917 a. NJ. and "a P. NJ Holy DAYS
w A. NJ. Sunday SchOol-2 p. NJ. PRAYER
Meeung-Wednesdays at "a P. NJ Rev E g.
Mock, Rector
-Sunday-Preaching at 1917 A. NJ.
and ~ p NJ. Sunday School, P. NJ PRAYER
Meeting-FIidays at "a P. NJ. Rev. J. T. I'm
sted, Pastor.
81, FOL1cARP CATHOLIC CHURCH-Mass on First
and Third Sundays at 730 a NJ, and on the
Second and Fourth Sundays, at 1O.SC A. NJ.
Cateehism Glasses taught every Sunday after
Mass
CENTENNIAL METHODIST EPISCOPAL (Colored) -
Sunday-Preaching at IL a. NJ. and "a p. NJ.
Sunday SchOOl-2P. NJ. Rev J. W. Landlord,
Pastor.
A. NJ 4. -Sunday-Preaching at 1917
A. NJ. and IA P. NJ. Sunday SchOol-21& P N.
Rev. ]. W. Norris Pastor
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1887-11-09

nOn'f tride with any Throat or Lung
Disease. Ifyou have a Cough
or Cold, or the children are threatened
with Group or WhoOping Cough. use
Acker's English Remedy and prevent fur
Their trouble. 1t is positive cure. and
We guarantee it. Price 10 and so cents.
For sale by James p Hoffecker, Druggist.
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Drunkenness, or the Liquor Habit.
POSITIVELY CURED BY ADMINISTERING DR.
HAINEs' GOLDEN SPECIFIC.

HAINEs' GOLDEN SPECIFIC.
1t can be given in a cup of coffee or tea
without the knowledge of the person taking
1t; is absolutely harmless and will effect a
permanent and speedy cure, whether the
patient is a moderate drinker or an alco-
holic wreck Thousands ofdrunkards have
been made temperate men who have taken
Golden Specific in their coffee without their
knowledge, and to-day believe they quit of
their own free will. 1T NEVER FAILS.
The system once impregnated with the
Specihc 1t becomes an utter impossibility
Tor the liquor appetite to exist. For full
particulars, address GOLDEN SPECIFIC
CO., lS5 Race street, Cincinnati. Ohio.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1887-11-09

The annual report Of the SupeIin-
tendent Of the Indian School shows
considerable progress in the work.
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The Germans have carried off King
MalietOa Of Samoa on the steamship
AlbatrOss, whose destination is I'M
known.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1887-11-09

The Gar caught the measles during
his stay in Denmark. That is what he
got for playing Copenhagen.
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Costa Rica has levied a tax az 81 nor
year on every male inhabitnnt 1s ,e.rs -
age, the proceeds to be devoted 10 ifupIav'
ing the roads Of the country.
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sumption are cured
every year by Ackers celebrated English
Remedy. 1t is a guaranteed preparation:
Il 1t does not help you it will cost you moth
ing. Try It, \ single dose will show its
good effect Trial bottles 10 cts, For sale
by James p Hofeeker. Druggist
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oil and reliable Medicines are Oh

WF6T 'IIFI IIIIdUIe u oUIIIUts mo LUe DesL
to depend upon. Ackers Blood
Elixir has been prescribed for wears for ali
impurities Of Blood. In every form ofScrof-
qlous, Syphilitic or Mercurial diseases. it is
invaluable. For rheumatism, has no equal
For sale by james p. Hofiecker, Druggist.
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Mr.. Blaine is harassed in his European
wanderiugs by Chicago newspaper
man.
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J.B.COOPER
Cor. Main and Commerce StS..
And Next Door to Post Office.

Dry Goods, Notions, Carpets, Mattings,
Oil Cloths, Rugs, Mats, Shades, Fringes,
Umbrellas, Ropes, Twines, Cedar and Will
low Ware, China and Glass Ware Lamps
and Lamp Goods Groceries, Flour, Provis-
ions, Canned Meats and Fruits, and all other
goods that go to make a first class Drv
Goods and General Store.
Also a full line of
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If4Oss

If qTOpT would enjoy your dinner
y and are prevented by Dvs-
Repsia, use Acker's Dyspepsa Tablets.
IiIhey are positive cure for dyspepsia. In
digestion, Flatulency and Constipation,
We guarantee them. % and 20 cents
For sale by James p HofccRer Druggist.
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WITH TROUSERS TURNED UP.

L know young American Fnolisb,noD
VINO runs to the window every morninr,
ON rising to see if he will have an onnor'
tunlty OF turning his trousers legs mn #
the day looks fine he comes from tho
window with a disappointed air and saws
TOO bad, by Jove. 1t isn't going to
VAN aIteh all. Once he has become n
thorough Englishman, however. he will
walk through Broadway the sunniest dov
III the year with his trousers turned nm
Inc walk OF the American Enrlisbman
Is dlSo very distinctive. 1t is not. strictly
sPeahlhg, Il walk at ALL but a stride.
ne leeU are Kept well apart and the toes
are turned slightly in as if the walker
wore spurs. The left arm is curved and
Is permitted to swing but very little
The cane is carried perpendicularIv and
the point is brought upon tbe orol1,J
almost three feet in front of the walker
1t is not good form to throw the chest TOO
prominently forward, but you will notice
graceful drOop of the shoulders.
The single eye glass is nearly an ALSO
lutte necessity, and the American English
man uses 1t i'll public just as soon as he
can get II INTO his eye without opening his
mouth. Several young gentlemen of nv
acquaintance have seriously injured their
eyes by using strong eye glasses when
their sight was good. But injury to ones
eye is small penalty to pay for such a
fashionable and attractive practice. 'Bv
Joye, Chawley," said one young gentle
man, Il would wawthaw endancaw the
total sight OF one eye than suwwendaw the
privilege of weaving the glass. O its
vewy English"
But the pillow of the young swell is NOT
without thorns, for his father is very often
d punt spoken, honest man whose gram
mar mn ana pronunciation are none too good.
IL iatnaW would only altaw his speech a
twitie l would give half nv allowance
He would nevvaw, nevvaw mass for nm
Englishman." This is the sad vail If
many young gentleman in the CITY of
New York and through this country
George Salisbury in The Epoch.
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The reason why Ackcr's Blood

LIiAIT Is WuTfanted,
IS because it is the best Blood Preparation
known. 1t will positively cure all Blood
Diseases, puriies the whole system, and
thoroughly builds up the constitution. Re
mem Der we guarantee it. For sale by Jas.
+. Hofecker, Druggist.
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AS AN ENGLISHMAN.
THE EFFORTS YOUNG AMERICA
MAKES TO POSE AS A BRlToN.

"A Long and Tedious Process of Prepara-
tion-Fhe English Method of Speech.
Oddities of Dross-A Distinctive Walk.
The Eyeglass.
Ihere is a large number of young men
IN these free states whose chief object in
life IS to be taken for Englishmen.
Inc youth who wants to pass as an
Englishman is obliged to put himself
through long and tedious process of
preparation. He usually commences with
study OF the English" method of
speech. The tirst task is to learn how to
DqlA away down in the chest" and the
phrase chosen to experiment unon is in
Yariably, by Jove.D When he c,n CO..,
inns with the proper accent he next ven
lures upon You don't say soy'' He tI,o,,
passes on to such sentences ne s.TIoy1
aW1ully jolly. l cawn't believe it. Won
Know. and so on.
II you live in the same house with hin,
you can hear him up to late hour of tbo
hlghC repeating over and over such words
ds daWnce, ''cawn't" ''DaUfb ;,
,'chaWnce," rathaw," 'fathaw and
''aw Sometimes he viii allow his
voice to slide up while he says "demmit ="
Inc word that you will hear him use
oftenest is ''awfuIy" He will ten Won
that the flower is lawfully nice tbat the
policeman is lawfully kwoss,'' that his
tea Is lawfully hot, " and that Belle Tones
is lawfully jolly"
He would almost die for shame ebon1I
ne make such a vulgar blunder as to saw
pants The word he uses is trousers !,
'breeches, " or "bags." He will tel Won
conhdentially, Il pwefew to say bags: it's
awtully English; the best fellows gIl saw
II, you know" In this way does tbe
Young citizen proceed to Augiici.o him
But you can be English IN r,or, V-7vs
than in speech. Dress oftener Droclains
the American Englishman than auvtbinc,
else Any afternoon about this time IF
year you may see dozens of American
Engilshmen on Fifth avenue or in tbo
neiShborhood of the Hoffman housa the
Brunswick, or Fifth Avenue hotel Tbpv
are pretty sure to be dressed in LARGO nat
tern checks, to carry enormous canes. and
TO have their trousers turned mn nj tLa
legs. a pair Of trousers turned m mt tLe
legs Is the most English sight that Won
can see JNN